Sports Medicine

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Barbaro Update: No Sign of Infection in Either Hind Leg

Barbaro shows no sign of infection in either of his hind legs, and the Kentucky Derby winner has more healthy tissue on his diseased left hind hoof than he did in July when he was first stricken with laminitis.

“We do not believe that this

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Barbaro “A Horse That Wants to Live”

Every time the outlook was grim for Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner pulled through like a champ.

Time will tell if he can do it again.

After months of upbeat progress reports, the horse suffered a significant setback Wednesday

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Richardson: Barbaro Stable and Acceptably Comfortable

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro’s management has been changed to include sling support for several hours during the day, according to Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “He is getting up and down on his own and continues to eat

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Barbaro Setback: Showing Discomfort on Left Hind

Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner who had been making steady progress on his road to recovery from an injured right hind leg and a bout of laminitis, suffered a “significant setback” Tuesday night at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton

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Barbaro Suffers Significant Setback in Recovery

Barbaro has suffered a significant setback in his recovery from laminitis, with damaged tissue removed from the Kentucky Derby winner’s left hind hoof.

Barbaro was being treated aggressively for his discomfort and is in stable condition,

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Barbaro Update: New Cast Will Not Affect Mobility

A new cast has been placed on the left hind leg of classic winner Barbaro as the Kentucky Derby winner continues his recovery from the effects of laminitis in that foot.


Roy Jackson, who raced Barbaro in partnership with his wife,

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Breeders’ Cup Adds Three New $1-Million Races

The Breeders? Cup World Championships will have a new look at first-time host Monmouth Park this year–an expanded two-day event that will inaugurate three $1-million stakes designed to accommodate owners and breeders.


Select purse

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Largest Ever Keeneland January Sale Opens Monday

Keeneland’s January horses of all ages sale, which begins Monday (Jan. 8) in Lexington, will be bigger than ever before. The auction’s total of 2,933 lots exceeds by 425 the former January record of 2,508, set last year.

“The

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Trails Summit Open to Public

The second annual Trail and Pleasure Summit will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Pritchard Community Center in Elizabethtown, Ky., from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Speakers will include Randall Mitchell, Wranglers Campground; Mike Scott, Illinois Trai

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Bayer and AQHA Extending Partnership Contract

A recent contract extension between Bayer Animal Health and the American Quarter Horse Association will continue the success of equine research.


With its three-year extension, Bayer will continue to donate $25,000 annually to the

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The Jockey Club Inspects Farms for Early Foals

The Jockey Club staff conducted numerous inspections of farms in nine states in late December in check on broodmares with early 2006 breeding or foaling dates.


?Our Registry staff observed a small number of foals that had been born prior

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